OLED TV prices keep falling: LG’s 55" curved FHD TV now down to $3,299 in the US

Next month it’s going to be one year since LG launched their curved OLED TV in the US (for $14,999 ). LG kept lowering the price of this TV, and today I found out that it is being sold on Amazon.com for $3,299 . That’s an almost 80% price drop in less than a year! In fact, LG’s OLED TV now costs less than Samsung’s curved 4K LED-LCD TV, the UN55HU9000 ( which sells on Amazon today for $3,497 ). So now you can choose – a sharper curved 4K LCD or a FHD OLED with its infinite contrast, better colors and slimmer design. Read more about OLED TV prices keep falling: LG's 55" curved FHD TV now down to $3,299 in the US

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According to the Korea Herald, Samsung decided to “play it safe” with its next year’s flagship phone and it will adopt the same basic design as in its current Galaxy S8 . The 2018 Galaxy S9 will use a 5.8″ Infinity curved Super AMOLED display (and the S9+ will use a 6.2″ display as used in the S8+). It is likely that even if this report is true, Samsung Display will use an enhanced display. Even though the display used in the GS8 was “the best mobile display ever” according to DisplayMate – there is still room for improvement, for example higher resolution (good for VR), better efficiency or a larger color gamut. Read more about Samsung's 2018 Galaxy S9 will use the same display size as the S8

According to a report from Korea, Samsung is developing its next-generation Gear VR headset, which will include a built-in display (unlike current models which require you to insert your Galaxy smartphone into the device). The report claims that Samsung will adopt a new OLED display in this device – which will achieve a pixel density of 2,000 PPI. Such a high pixel density will be great for VR as it will improve the realism and reduce sickness. Read more about Will Samsung's next-gen Gear VR headset include its own 2000 PPI OLED display?

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